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COMEDK · Chemistry · 24. Coordination Compounds

The number of unidentate ligands in the complex ion is called

  1. A EAN
  2. B coordination number
  3. C primary valency
  4. D oxidation number
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(B) coordination number

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The number of unidentate ligands in the complex ion is called coordination number. Coordination is the number of lone pair of electron shared by ligands with central metal atom. If all the ligand are unidentate, then number of ligand is equal to coordination number.